Key points • Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered postbox of the future to make it easier for customers to send their parcels • The reimagined design is part of Royal Mail’s drive to enable customers to drop their parcels in postboxes, which now accept any barcoded parcels that fit • It is the biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 years ago / Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered postbox of the future as the company continues to find ways to make sending parcels easier. The iconic postbox design has been given a modern makeover including an extra-large opening to accept parcels larger than those that fit through a letterbox for the first time. Customers scan their parcel’s barcode and a drawer opens for them to drop it in, and they can also request proof of posting using the Royal Mail app. (....)